Terry O’Quinn, who plays Locke/Smoke Monster, tells me he is shopping around a bible for a TNT-type show that would pair him back up with his real-life chum and on-screen foe, Michael Emerson (Ben) – as suburban hit men juggling family issues. Though Terry asked me not to spill show specifics, he has spoken with Lostcreator J.J. Abrams about the project and says, “I really hope this works out because Michael would be in his prime in this. We’d play kind of awkward partners.”
This would be pretty interesting to see come to fruition. By specifying a “TNT-type show” Terry O’Quinn is signalling he’s looking for a story-focused show on a network that values good writing over commercial appeal. I like the idea of O’Quinn and Emerson. They have a good on-camera chemistry, and it would be fun to see them in different characters after six seasons of Lost. The fact that it’s about suburban hitmen with family issues is also a good reason to tune in.
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Watch the faces of Michael Emerson and Terry O’Quinn at the beginning of this hilarious video! : http://wp.me/pKZHf-JZ